Wednesday, June 13, 2007

I'm not going to try it....YOU try it!

The thoughts meander back to that old Life cereal commercial when I ran across this story.

Cucumber-Flavored Soda Sold in Japan

Japanese are staying cool as a cucumber this summer with "Pepsi Ice Cucumber" - a new soda based on the crisp green gourd.

The soft drink, which hit stores here on Tuesday, doesn't actually have any cucumber in it - but has been artificially flavored to resemble "the refreshing taste of a fresh cucumber," said Aya Takemoto, spokeswoman of Japan's Pepsi distributor, Suntory Ltd. - Detroit Free Press